Five months after being rushed to the hospital, new medical tests show that Mumia has active Hepatitis C. But prison officials are refusing to treat him for it.
Mumia Abu-Jamal remains weak, ill, and in the prison infirmary. Five months after being admitted to the hospital with lethal blood sugar levels and in renal failure, he continues to have a debilitating skin rashes, open wounds and swelling across his lower extremities. Because of our relentless demands for medical testing and treatment, we finally know the likely cause of his severe ailments: Hepatitis C.
But what is news to us is not news to his jailers. Prison officials have known that Mumia was Hep. C positive since 2012– and have done nothing. Even now that prison doctors know that Mumia’s Hep. C is active -from testing they performed solely because we demanded it-they are refusing to provide treatment.
Today, we are going back to court to demand justice for our brother.
Mumia’s legal team(Bret Grote of Abolitionist Law Center and Robert Boyle of New York) is filing an amended lawsuit today, Abu-Jamal v. Kerestes, to include medical neglect and demand immediate treatment.
Meanwhile, Prison Radio is working tirelessly to make sure Mumia’s legal and medical team have the necessary resources to get Mumia the critical care he needs.
The world came together for Mumia when he fell unconscious five months ago. Because of our international outcry for justice and the critical steps we took, Mumia is alive today. Now, we need your help to get Mumia a treatment plan. Can you fight for Mumia’s right to medical care. Support Mumia now. Here our are next steps:
- File an amended lawsuit ‘Abu-Jamal v. Kerestes‘ to include medical neglect
- Get Mumia a full Hepatitis C work up and treatment plan
- Grant Mumia’s consulting physicians access to directly examine Mumia
- Fuel a public campaign to bring Mumia back to health
- Support the demand for treatment of Hepatitis C for all Pennsylvania prisoners
The Pennsylvania DOC’s denial of care is a violation of Mumia’s and all prisoners’ human rights. And the only way to defeat it is together.
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